English to English
derail
(d/i/'r/eI/l
)
verb (v)
- cause to run off the tracks(verb.motion)Example:
They had planned to derail the trains that carried atomic waste.
source: wordnet30 - run off or leave the rails(verb.motion)Example:
The train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks.
source: wordnet30 - To cause to run off from the rails of a railroad, as a locomotive.(verb)source: webster1913